Content and Community Editor

Make: unites, inspires, informs, and entertains a worldwide community of like-minded people who dare to innovate and create in their backyards, basements, and garages. Make: magazine, Maker Shed and Maker Faire, and our new online community platform Maker Share, support how makers learn, earn and live.

The Content and Community Editor plays a big role with Make:, creating and promoting a diverse range of articles and posts. This employee will produce content for our digital channels, magazine pages, and social outlets. They will develop and administer an interactive relationship between makers and the company using existing and future platforms. The successful candidate will also be required to collect and review social media data to develop more effective campaigns.

EDITORIAL FUNCTIONS

Cultivate and work with authors to create story ideas and concepts, and manage authors throughout the publication process of our digital platforms and Make: magazine

Onboard incoming authors with Make: branding and style guides

Re-structure and edit articles by content writers

Generate new ideas around industry-related topics

Interview industry professionals and use online sources to research topics

Ensure all content is written in an engaging and accessible way for the relevant audience, and is consistent in terms of tone of voice, style, and key messaging across all media

Help manage the content publishing schedule to ensure a steady flow of new and/or repurposed content is delivered across our main digital channels